New Wines, New Faces: Scali

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Willie and Tania de Waal have successfully broken from the family tradition of just being growers.

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South African husband-and-wife team breaks away from a co-op to make their own wines

James Molesworth
Posted: November 8, 2007

Who: Scali is owned and operated by the husband-and-wife team of Willie, 38, and Tania de Waal, 36, who married in 1993. They produce about 2,500 cases a year from the estate, which has been owned by the de Waal family since 1877.

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